RE: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???

This is a very good question and deal with it everytime I bid a project. Rule of thumb: Ask for what you are worth, if you don't you will wish you did. I have successfully bid on project with hourly rates ranging from $85 - $125. The $$$ range changes based on project needs(db work(+$), e-commerce(+$), etc), and other projects going on (a.k.a time availability: not a lot of time then the price goes up). Also I am not sure how much demographics has do with it, but I can see the numbers being higher on the coasts then in Missouri which is where we are located. Sincerely, Robert T. Covell President / Owner Rolet Internet Services, LLC Web: www.rolet.com Email: rcovell@rolet.com Phone: 816.210.7145 Fax: 816.753.1952 -----Original Message----- From: Shane McBride [mailto:php@riversidedesigns.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:25 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming??? I know this is not really a PHP question, but it should make for a good thread. :) I was wondering what other PHP people charge to write PHP? I have just been given a project for a fairly large customer, much larger than I normally do work for. So I am VERY confused.concerned about how to price it. Most of my other PHP projects have been done for small single owners businesses, and the PHP has been pretty basic. Now that I can actually do what I am being asked without have to learn it, I am stuck. I did a shopping cart for someone, but I didn't charge them a REAL price because I didn't know how to do it with PHP. So, I of course didn't charge the client for my learning curve. I know the price is very dependant upon the task. What I am doing is creating a web-based front-end for a MySQL database. I'll need to create the database tables, etc. The front-end is going to be rather dynamic since the data content depends largely on the previous choices of the end-user. One or two tables with 20-30 fields. 5-6 pages of html and PHP. I'm just scouting this out, and am VERY confident with the contributors to this list and their opinions. TIA, Shane